GAQM CPEH-001 Exam - Topic 4 Question 123 Discussion

Actual exam question for GAQM's CPEH-001 exam

Question #: 123
Topic #: 4

Which of the following is a protocol that is prone to a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack and maps a 32-bit address to a 48-bit address?

AICPM

BARP

CRARP

DICMP

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Suggested Answer: B

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) a stateless protocol was designed to map Internet Protocol addresses (IP) to their associated Media Access Control (MAC) addresses.

This being said, by mapping a 32 bit IP address to an associated 48 bit MAC address via attached Ethernet devices, a communication between local nodes can be made.

Source: (http://www.exploit-db.com/papers/13190/)

by Marjory at Apr 01, 2026, 12:08 AM

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Georgiann

2 days ago

I think ARP is the one that maps addresses, but I'm not entirely sure if it's the most vulnerable to MITM attacks.

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